Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport Woodrum Field | |||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Roanoke–Blacksburg Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Roanoke Regional Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Roanoke Valley, New River Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,175 ft / 358 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°19′32″N 079°58′32″W / 37.32556°N 79.97556°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration, BTS | |||||||||||||||
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Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (IATA: ROA, ICAO: KROA, FAA LID: ROA) (Woodrum Field) is a regional airport located three miles (c. 5 km) northwest of downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States, although still within the independent city's borders. The five-member Roanoke Regional Airport Commission governs it, which includes representatives from the city and county of Roanoke. The airport has two runways and an average of 116 operations a day; it covers 912 acres (369 ha).
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 315,293 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 297,588 in 2009 and 316,478 in 2010. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
With a history to the time following World War I, Roanoke Regional Airport has evolved from a pair of dirt runways and a single hangar to a modern airport. The terminal building was completed in 1989; the control tower was completed in 2005.
In 2021, Roanoke Regional saw 478,000 passengers, with 87% on-time departures and 86% on-time arrivals.